Admiring Verdi's Favorite Creation
"[The composer's] own idea of what his proudest legacy would be - he called it his favorite of all his works - was the Casa di Riposo per Musicisti, a retirement home in Milan for musicians who had reached age 65 and found themselves in dire straits. ... Casa di Riposo still stands today beside a busy Milan traffic circle, still active." Los Angeles Times 02/04/12

Posted February 5, 2012 11:54 PM